Akron parents sentenced to prison in death of 2-year-old daughter found unresponsive in cold
"An Akron mother was outraged Friday morning when she learned that she and the father of her children were heading to prison for the death of their 2-year-old daughter, who was found unresponsive in the cold last February.
"That is so f----- up!" Tierra Williams, 23, shouted as a Summit County sheriff's deputy put handcuffs on her wrists."Akron Beacon-Journal, January 25, 2019

Parents arrested after gaunt daughter flees 'foul-smelling' California home, alerts cops to shackled siblings
" An emaciated 17-year-old California girl escaped her parents' clutches and alerted investigators to a house of horrors where several of her underweight siblings were found shackled to their beds in "foul-smelling surroundings," authorities said Monday.
The girl's parents, identified as David Turpin, 57, and Louise Turpin, 49, were arrested Sunday on charges of child endangerment and torture after the teen called 911 from a cell phone she found in the family's home in Perris, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.
The Turpins were being held on $9 million bail and could face charges ranging from child endangerment to torture."NY Daily News, January 16, 2018

Autistic boy wandered streets as MTA conductor mom sat home drunkCharisma Bellamy was charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the latest incident Monday night.
An MTA conductor was home, drunk, while her autistic 9-year-old son was wandering around in a Bronx subway station — the second time a week she neglected him, police sources said Tuesday.
Charisma Bellamy, 37, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the latest alleged incident, which happened about 11:25 p.m. Monday inside the 161st St. station on the D line.
That's where a straphanger saw the boy on the southbound platform, police said.
The good Samaritan took him to the police facility inside the same station, where officers immediately recognized him from the earlier incident, authorities said."NY Daily News, December 20, 2017

Arkansas parents arrested after newborn found with severe rat bites
"An ER nurse explained that the child was 15 days old, weighed about five pounds, and had been bitten at least 100 times. The nurse said the bites were severe.
Police say the baby's arms, fingers, hands and face were covered in rodent bites. There was a wound about one-inch wide on the baby's forehead, in which the baby's skull was visible."http://wavy.com, May 17, 2017

Couple accused of keeping child in cage, depriving child of food & water
"Court documents show deputies found the couple had converted their closet into a cage, that they locked their daughter in every night. The affidavit says the girl was confined since at least the beginning of September.
The girl also says she was deprived of food and water while in the cage."Channel 14 News, Colorado, October 19, 2017

Iowa parents arrested in teen daughter's starvation to death
"The parents of an emaciated Iowa teen who starved to death earlier this year have been charged after investigators discovered the pair denied the girl food, clothing and basic medical care — but neighbors said they warned police months earlier when the teen started begging them for meals."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, December 10, 2016.

LA mom charged in death of malnourished son found in closet
"Thirty-nine-year-old Veronica Aguilar was charged Thursday with one count each of murder and child abuse in the death of her son, Yonatan. Her arraignment, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, was postponed."THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 25, 2016.

Utah parents charged in connection with 1-year-old daughter's heroin overdose death
" A Utah couple has been arrested months after their 1-year-old girl, Penny, died of a heroin overdose inside their friend's home in Provo, Utah.
Casey Cormani, 31, and Cassandra Leydsman, 32, were cuffed and charged Tuesday with child endangerment that led to the drug-related death of their daughter in December, 2015."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 9, 2016.

Michigan parents sentenced to life in prison without parole for brutal starvation death of 5-year-old daughter
" Michigan parents were sentenced to life in prison without parole as the brutal starvation death of their 5-year-old daughter defied "explanation or understanding," a judge said Thursday.
Andrew Maison and Hilery Maison were accused of abusing and torturing little Mackenzie in their Port Huron home. The father and stepmother were convicted in January of first-degree murder, child abuse and torture."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, March 10, 2016.

Couple left child in cold car as they stole sex toys from South Carolina lingerie shop
" Two cold-hearted parents left their 5-year-old child in a frigid car when they tried to heat up their Valentine's Day by stealing sex toys, police said.
Amanda Nicole Savage, 24, and Gary Lee Savage, 26, got caught lifting toys and lubricants from Priscilla's Lingerie Store in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Sunday night, according to an arrest report cited by WBTW-TV."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, February 15, 2016.

Arkansas judge charged with negligent homicide as toddler son dies following 5 hours in hot car
" An Arkansas judge has been charged with negligent homicide after his toddler son died in his hot car last summer.
Circuit Judge Wade Naramore's 18-month-old son Thomas died last July after being left on the backseat of the overheated vehicle for about five hours.
The boy was strapped into his car seat and left after his father forgot about him when he went to work."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, February 12, 2016.

Boy, 2, found in Brooklyn playground after day care workers left him behind
" A 2-year-old boy was found wandering alone at a Brooklyn playground Thursday after being left behind by day care workers, police said.
A good Samaritan rescued the boy who was wearing a Superman T-shirt, at the Sunset Park playground around 1 p.m., cops said."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, September 18, 2015.

Aylesbury sex ring: How it started with an investigation into the victim
"The Aylesbury child sex ring was not discovered as most would expect - with a victim complaining to the police, a parent voicing concerns or online surveillance. It began with the main victim - known throughout the case as child A - trying to prevent her own children being taken into care."BBC News, July 24, 2015.

Maryland mom charged with neglect after baby found on roadside
"PASADENA, Md. — A Maryland mother is being held on $500,000 bail after leaving her 6-week-old daughter on the side of a road, police said Monday.
Anne Arundel County cops charged Sandra McClary, 26, of Baltimore with child neglect and reckless endangerment on Sunday."THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 06, 2015.

Washington dad facing sex charges related to 12 children fathered with women in secret 'cult'
"Two mothers are accused of standing by and doing nothing as their 12 children were physically and sexually abused by their father in what's being described by authorities as a secret 'cult.'
The sickening allegations involving Washington dad Melford Warren Jr., 43, led to one deputy calling it 'one of the worst cases of abuse we've ever seen,' Q13 News reported.
'These children were held against their will, denied nutrition, denied medical care, and physically and sexually abused,' Scott Wilson, of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, told the station after asserting his claim.
Detectives say Warren's children, ranging in age from infanthood to 13, were taught to hide the abuse and never speak with police."Daily News, May 27, 2015.

California mom leaves food, bedtime instructions for 4–year–old; goes out with friends
"A California mom abandoned her 4–year–old daughter at home for at least seven hours while she went out with friends, authorities said.
Bing Chen, 28, later told police the girl was fine because she'd left food and instructions telling her when to eat and go to bed, cops said.
Neighbors told investigators they'd heard a child crying since about 3 p.m. on Monday and finally called the manager of the Rancho Cucamonga apartment complex about 8:25 p.m.
The mom finally returned about 10:30 p.m. Speaking through an interpreter, she told the deputy she'd gone to San Diego with her friends.Daily News, April 16, 2015.

Swiss 16–month–old dies after parents leave child in car while at work
"An unidentified child died after a parent forgot to go to a day care to drop them off. Officials said the kid was left in the vehicle for the entirety of the work day and a criminal inquiry has since been launched."Daily News, August 31, 2014.Only in America? Apparently not....

Hutchins, Texas 'Girl in the Closet' Case ArchiveArticles related to the neglect, physical, and sexual abuse of Hutchins, TX girl confined in closet for years, after initial relinquishment by biological mother and subsequent regaining of custody from foster parents. [Concludes July 16, 2002]